  RA Minister of Energy confirms dismantlement of Nairit plant outdated equipment  May 25, 2011 - 18:28 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - During a governmental hour in the parliament, Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan commented on rumors around dismantlement of Nairit chemical plant equipment. Currently, outdated equipment of the plant is being dismantled, it is sold as scrap, Movsisyan said. “It is a normal process and there is nothing extraordinary in it. First, technical condition of equipment is defined, after which a decision on its dismantlement is adopted,” noted Movsisyan. Referring to the plant’s debts to employees, the Minister said Nairit has not paid salaries for two months. “The plant will repay also these salaries soon,” concluded Movsisyan.  Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January  Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Iran vows to “decisively” defend sovereignty, national interests The Iranian embassy in Armenia has defended its “defensive and proportional action in in occupied Palestine.”Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won gold at the ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janiero.Britain said to have entered talks to deport migrants to Armenia Britain is said to have entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia. |
